4 veterans the Steelers could trade away as they begin to rebuild

TE Eric Ebron

The Steelers don’t exactly have the depth at the tight end position to be trading their players away, but Eric Ebron is a possible candidate to be cut this year due to his unreasonably sized contract numbers. Already with nine selections in the 2021 NFL Draft, I fully expected Pittsburgh to dip into the tight ends at least once. It’s also likely that they look for a cheaper stop-gap player in free agency.

However, it’s hard to justify keeping Ebron around for the $8.5 million he will cost against the cap this year. While cutting him is certainly something that is on the table, Pittsburgh should look to see if there is a team with cap space out there who would be willing to take on his contract for a conditional late-round pick.

Ebron was alright for Pittsburgh this year, but it’s hard to justify giving him what he is set to cost against the cap this year – especially with the financial situation they are in right now.

It’s likey that none of these potential trades ever come to fruition, as the Steelers have never been a team to look ahead to the future. Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin will likely try to give it one last hurrah before a total rebuild is necessary in 2022.